Understanding the dynamic coupling effects in deep water floating structures using a simplified model

Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Low, Ying Min ^a   Langley, Robin S ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coupled analysis; Deep water; Floating structures; Simplified model

Indexed keywords

BATHYMETRY; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE REUSABILITY; CONTROL NONLINEARITIES; CONTROL THEORY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MODEL STRUCTURES; MOORING; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WATER ANALYSIS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

COUPLED ANALYSIS; DEEP WATER; FLOATING STRUCTURES; LOW-FREQUENCY MOTIONS; SIMPLIFIED MODEL;

TIME DOMAIN ANALYSIS;

DEEP WATER; FLOATING STRUCTURE; MODELING; MOORING SYSTEM; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

EID: 50449088042     PISSN: 08927219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2904951     Document Type: Article

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